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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: UpNorthJoe   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: How smart is AI for the common folk?
Date: 08/19/25 10:20 AM
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"Any recommendations beyond GRID?"

I haven't heard of GRID, I'll check it out.

I am pretty blah about investing in anything right now. I looked at XLU, DTCR, APH, FAST,
and of course everything seems to be at highs. It doesn't feel like risk is being
factored in to stock prices. There also seems to be a lot of overlap of companies
between the various ETF's out there, ie SPY and QQQ are not really meaningfully different.

The small and mid cap IJR, IJH seem to be picking up some momentum, I have been putting
money that has come out of matured Treasuries into them. But the momentum could stop
in a hurry if the Fed doesn't give a rate cut.

A couple of steady stocks I's like to buy are COST, FAST, and APH. But they are certainly
not a bargain at present time. So just put them on a watch list, and react when something
happens that the Market dislikes.
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